LA Weekly: The Knux-Remind Me In Three Days Review
Re-reading my review, I briefly blanched at the easy potshot lambasting “stale, corporate local radio” for ignoring the Knux–then I checked out Power 106’s playlist. “Krazy” by Pitbull and Lil Jon?” “So Fly” by Slim and Young Joc?” You’re trying to tell me that neither “Cappuccino” nor “Bang Bang” is better than that gruesome twosome? C’mon, Interscope, step up your payola game.
Yeah, the review’s probably hyperbolic, but the enthusiasm is sincere. Young, talented, major label rappers have been in short supply during this decade and it’s nice to be able to ride for a group who you believe in as artists, not just rappers. Of course, not everyone will like Remind Me In Three Days. It’s too frivolous and poppy for the Okayplayer/purist types and as cynics have rightfully pointed out, yes, Rah Al Milio sounds awfully similar to Big Boi.
But it’s unfair to write off Knux for sounding like one of the greatest groups of all-time, particularly when you’re not willing to discount B.O.B. for sounding eerily like Andre 3K. Besides, Puff only signed Shyne because he was a BIG clone and “Bad Boyz” was dope. Shut up–you know. As for Guerilla Black, c’mon…. dude bombed because he was Guerilla fucking Black, not because he sounded like Chris Wallace. Besides I’m willing to bet that greater things lie in store for the duo; after all, Krispy bears an uncanny resemblance to Morris Day and if that doesn’t portend future excellence, nothing does.
LA Weekly Review: The Knux-Remind Me In Three Days
MP3: The Knux-”Fire”
MP3: The Knux-”Bang Bang”
Video: Morris Day and the Motherfucking Time-”Jerk Out”
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November 18th, 2008 at 7:47 am
Exactly.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:49 am
The Knux have a weird kind of Alkaholiks vibe to em.
I’d love it more if I haven’t heard it before, although tha liks are gone, and the knux are here.
November 18th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Good work. I was wholly impressed with their set in Phoenix, right down to their matching black leather jackets. They should have at least called each other before the show.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
mokb contributor Greg thinks The Knux might be his favorite album of the year. Only having listened to two songs so far, I’m thinking…outkast jr.? but, i just downloaded the album today, so we’ll see. convince you pretty mutha!
November 18th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Well, I don’t want to say anything nasty about them, but I will point out that the version of the Slim song with Jada and Freeway is pretty great. The remix, I think they call it.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:46 am
[…] Days” that has thus far performed poorly out of the gate as far as sales. (My boy Jeff Weiss still rides for them in L.A. Weekly, and I value his […]
November 19th, 2008 at 7:03 am
listening 2 the album 4 the 1st time, too bad they didn’t put the “cappuccino remix” on there…
i just hope they’ll blow up, cause those Interscope guys are not doing their job lately
November 19th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Great point on why Cappuccino can’t get on mainstream radio or even regular MTV/BET spin. Not enough mentions of champagne? Great stuff brah.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
IT WASN’T IGNORANT ENOUGH. MAYBE IF THEY REMIXED IT AND COMPARED DIFFERENT TYPES OF GIRLS TO DIFFERENT BRANDS OF CHAMPAGNE, IT WOULD GET MAD PLAY YO. THESE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING HIPSTER RADIO PROGRAMMERS THESE DAYS, I TELL YA. (Actually, that theory would seem to be belied by the relative success of the Gym Class Heroes song ‘Cookie Jar,’ which does the same thing, but with cookies. It’s a decent song, but that’s just not where the sound is right now, sorry. 5 years ago it would be big.)
November 20th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Tray you know why they aren’t blowing up?
Because they make Fruitcake Music.
That’s the word in most L.A. hip-hop circles nowadays.
November 20th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Chill, Slav.
November 20th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
I mean, just look objectively at what’s moving units these days. Everything’s very synthetic and uses autotune. Or features Rihanna. Or is a Beyonce song. I’m not even sure Hey Ya wouldn’t fizzle if it came out today. It’s a very good song, but this is the price of sounding like you came out 5 years ago. I mean, this shit is closer to 2000-2004 Outkast than Big Boi himself was back in ‘06.